Cloud Retainer turned her head away with a pout, refusing to look at Qiu Bai.
Qiu Bai looked at Cloud Retainer before him and smiled.
"Well then, I won't disturb your reunion any longer."
"I'll take my leave now."
Qiu Bai turned his head, smiling as he addressed the assembled adepti.
Then in an instant, he vanished from sight. When Qiu Bai reappeared, he was already atop a mountain peak.
"System."
"Up until now, I haven't resurrected any Archons, right?"
Qiu Bai asked the system in his mind.
[Responding to host.]
[No, you have not.]
The system replied in its mechanical voice.
"My resurrection authority..."
"Can I resurrect anyone I want?"
Qiu Bai frowned, questioning the system within his thoughts.
[Suggestion for host.]
[Open the resurrection ability's description!]
The system voice echoed in Qiu Bai mind.
"This thing even has a description?"
Hearing the system voice, Qiu Bai mouth twitched.
"Open resurrection ability description!"
Qiu Bai commanded in his mind.
[Ding!]
[Resurrection of Living Beings Teyvat beings who died of natural causes cannot be resurrected.]
[There are hundreds of millions of beings in Teyvat, so the host's resurrections until now are insignificant compared to those hundreds of millions, thus not breaking the balance.]
[However, there are only a few Archons in the mortal realm now, so only three Archons can be resurrected. If it exceeds three, the balance will break and the "Heavenly Principles" will descend.]
[With the host's current strength, you cannot yet contend with the "Heavenly Principles" so the system does not recommend this course of action.]
"I can only resurrect three Archons?"
Qiu Bai rubbed his chin, speaking confusedly.
"Resurrection breaks the balance."
"Death also breaks the balance."
Qiu Bai crossed his arms over his chest, murmuring as he gazed at the bright moon in the sky.
"System, what level are the Heavenly Principles?"
Qiu Bai frowned, slowly asking.
[Currently, the Heavenly Principles remain dormant and the four shadows of the Heavenly Principles are divided into the Space Sustainer, Time Sustainer, as well as Life and Death Sustainers, four Sustainers in total.]
[Among them, the Life and Death Sustainers have already perished.]
[The Seven of the mortal world are merely the rulers of the mortal realm, not considered Sustainers.]
[So above the Seven Archons are the Sustainer-level rulers.]
The system slowly explained.
"Then how strong must I be to break the balance?"
Qiu Bai frowned, looking at the bright moon in the sky as he slowly asked.
[Above top-tier Archon level, one can be considered a Sustainer.]
[Host must at least reach the level of the four Sustainers or higher!]
The system explained.
"Hehe, this is a bit difficult."
"It seems I'm not strong enough yet."
Qiu Bai heard the system explanation, stretched lazily and said with a smile.
"Let's travel to the seven nations of the mortal realm."
"Inazuma, here I come."
Qiu Bai vanished in an instant. When he appeared again, he was already in a deserted corner of Liyue Harbor.
The night in Liyue Harbor saw lights on in every home, and there were still many people on the streets.
Qiu Bai smiled and walked toward the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.
Just as he pushed open the door, He saw Zhongli, Azhdaha, Qiu Yue and Hu Tao drinking tea, seemingly discussing something.
"I'm back." Qiu Bai walked in, looked at everyone present and sat down.
"You're back, Qiu Bai." Hu Tao lay slumped on the table, speaking listlessly.
"Brother." Qiu Yue saw Qiu Bai and nodded with a smile.
"Welcome back, old friend."
"I've already spoken with the Director about making Azhdaha a consultant as well."
Zhongli crossed his arms over his chest and spoke steadily.
"Yes, I can help expand the Funeral Parlor's business."
"Like examining stones, crafting stone coffins, and such."
Azhdaha saw Qiu Bai and said with a smile.
"Tomorrow I'm heading to Inazuma."
"Just letting you all know."
Qiu Bai took the teapot, poured some into a teacup, took a sip and smiled at everyone.
"Hu Tao, what's wrong with you?"
"You don't seem very happy?"
Qiu Bai looked curiously at Hu Tao, who was pouting and slumped on the table.
"This morning, Director Hu went to Wuwang Hill."
"None of us were around at the time, so she had to go alone and she encountered a team of Fatui elites."
Zhongli took a sip of tea and slowly explained to Qiu Bai.
"The Fatui were at Wuwang Hill and when Director Hu saw them, she tried to drive them away."
"But she couldn't defeat them and was injured instead, with blood flowing from her arm."
Zhongli looked at Hu Tao beside him, speaking with furrowed brows. It seemed even Zhongli was a bit angry.
Zhongli raised Hu Tao's arm. Her Wangsheng Funeral Parlor attire Now had several holes in it, but the wounds beneath had already disappeared.
It seemed Qiu Yue had already healed her and judging by Hu Tao's appearance, her hat had two large holes in it. She lay on the table looking utterly dejected.
"Hmph, it's not that I couldn't beat them."
"There were just too many of them!"
Director Hu looked at everyone, trying to save face as she spoke defiantly.
"The Fatui, what are they?"
Azhdaha looked at everyone, rubbing his chin puzzledly.
"They're a diplomatic delegation from Snezhnaya."
"They follow the orders of the Cryo Archon."
Zhongli looked at Azhdaha and explained with a smile.
"The Cryo Archon's subordinates dared to bully Director Hu?"
"Qiu Bai, Zhongli, let's go!"
"Let's make a trip to Snezhnaya and confront the Cryo Archon directly!"
Azhdaha slammed the table, stood up immediately and turned to Zhongli and Qiu Bai angrily.
"W-what?!"
"Go to Snezhnaya, and find the Tsaritsa?!"
"And bring Zhongli and Qiu Bai too?!"
Hu Tao, seeing Azhdaha like this, also stood up in shock.
Her beautiful plum blossom eyes widened, as if she couldn't believe what she was hearing.
"Good heavens, that's the Fatui's den!"
"There are eleven Fatui Harbingers there—do you have a death wish?!"
Hu Tao looked at Azhdaha in astonishment.
And recently, she had heard that just one Fatui Harbinger, the Eleventh, had caused such chaos in Liyue.
Of the three people before her, only Zhongli had a Vision. Qiu Bai and Azhdaha didn't have Visions wouldn't they just get killed if they went?
"It's not that serious, not that serious."
Qiu Bai looked at Azhdaha who had stood up, his mouth twitching slightly. Then he pushed Azhdaha back down.
"By common reasoning, it is indeed quite angering."
"However, going to the Cryo Archon's palace seems inappropriate."
Zhongli crossed his arms over his chest, frowning as he spoke.
"Tomorrow, let's accompany Director Hu to see for ourselves."
"Let's see who dares to bully our Director."
Qiu Bai looked at Azhdaha and Zhongli, smiling as he spoke.
"Are you all really up for this?"
"Those Fatui are especially formidable."
Hu Tao looked at Qiu Bai with concern.
"It's fine, even if we can't win."
"We still have Qiu Yue, don't we?"
Qiu Bai smiled at Hu Tao's words and replied.
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